Alternative to milk to make a decent cuppa?

turtlemoose

Hi all, though the oldstyle board would be the best place to post this as you all seem to know the most about food!! If in the wrong place, mods please move.

My bf works at a well known chocolate manufacturer and his office is very near where they make the choccies, so there is a blanket ban on dairy products to stop any cross-contamination etc (they're not allowed staples either!!). He is a tea addict, and is currently using those little pots of non-dairy creamer in place of milk, but moans to me constantly that it tastes rubbish and that he can't have a decent cup of tea at work!

So, to save my sanity, please can I have some suggestions on some non-dairy alternatives that will taste the same as normal milk in a cup of tea!

Oh yes and as cheap as possible too please!!

Reverbe

has he tried soya or rice milk or are they out too?

xxvickixx

I don't mind soya milk but some people might disagree. If you use it in boiling tea or coffee it can curdle so either let the tea cool a bit first or leave the spoon in and give it a stir every now and then or just close your eyes!

zippychick

has he tried powdered milk? I mix a little with a drop of cold water , then make as normal tea. Works perfectly for me , but then again I am very easily pleased

tiff

Dried milk (not creamer) tastes fine in coffee to me. You can make it up into a pint of milk or just add some powder to the coffee. I've only started using it the last couples of weeks (to save money). I probably wouldnt use it as a drink of milk but for everything else it works fine.

thriftlady_2

zippychick wrote: »

has he tried powdered milk? I mix a little with a drop of cold water , then make as normal tea. Works perfectly for me , but then again I am very easily pleased

Powdered milk is still milk, and he isn't allowed it:rolleyes:

I don't think there is anything that will taste like real milk I'm afraid. I'd go for a slice of lemon, but that's not what he's after is it?

FairyElephant_2

I presume that the company uses milk in it's products?

Would it be possible to have a word with his bosses and ask if they could have a 'milk allowance' from the company's milk supply, so there wouldn't be any risk of contamination from stuff being brought in individually? How do they manage in the staff canteen?(if he has one?). Just a thought!

Otherwise I guess he is pretty stuck. Unless he can take in a flask of tea already made up with real milk?

turtlemoose

wow lots of replies already!
thriftlady, you are right - powdered milk is still dairy so strictly a no-no....and as for the lemon, I think he'd throw something at me if I suggested it, lol!

Reverbe - soya milk tastes AWFUL in tea, i'm not fussy about tea but even I draw the line at that one! However, what is rice milk, i've never heard of it?! Does it taste the same as cows milk, and where would I buy it?

Fairyelephant - Yes the company does, which is why the ban is in place. The canteen is in a separate building totally away from where they make the products. I like your idea of asking for some sort of allowance, however this company uses milk, from a dairy, (can you guess who it is yet? lol!) in their products anyway, so to me the no-dairy rule defies logic anyway, and I can't see them agreeing to the allowance thing - will pass it on to him just in case tho!

Penelope_Penguin

turtlemoose wrote: »

I like your idea of asking for some sort of allowance

I suppose the allowance will be a glass and a half of full cream milk, then

Penny. x

newlywed

What about those instant tea's where the milk stuff is mixed in with the tea powder? Does that still count as banned?

Not that I think that's a good alternative personally - but I drink my tea black anyway.

soapsudsandsalts

goats milk?
i am not keen though my 3 little dogs lap it up